St. Petersburg resident Bryan Prushinski survived the 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13-mile run at the Gator Half-Iron Triathlon in Sarasota on Sunday and was able to pick up a medal for his efforts.

Prushinski, 42, won the men's 40-44 division in a time of four hours, 43 minutes and two seconds. He finished more than eight minutes ahead of his nearest competitor.

At the Gator International Distance Triathlon, which featured a 1.5-mile swim, 40K bike and 10K run, a handful of Pinellas County triathletes were age group winners.

John Cornish of Palm Harbor won the men's 50-54 group in 2:30:46. Seminole's Gary Bonacorsi was the top runner in the men's 60-64 group after running 2:56:50. Lewis Bennett of Clearwater Beach claimed first place in the men's 65-69 group in 2:48:09. Mark Parish of Clearwater took the men's 70-74 group title in a time of 3:26:37. Cheryl Forgang, 47 of Safety Harbor, was the women's master's champion after clocking in at 2:55:01. Erin Westberg, 33 of Clearwater, was the top Athena runner after crossing the finish line in 3:01:55.

YMCA SPRING SPRINT TRIATHLON

A pair of local triathletes were age group winners at the East Pasco YMCA Spring Sprint Triathlon in Zephyr­hills on Saturday.

Brian Morris of Seminole completed the 300-yard swim, 11-mile bike and 3.1-mile run in one hour, seven minutes and 44 seconds to take first place in the men's 55-59 group.

William Steinberg, 70 of St. Petersburg, was the winner of the men's 70-74 group with a time of 1:23:38.

SHAMROCK'N RUN

Tyler Lewis claimed the race championship at the Shamrock'N Run 5K in Largo on Friday, March 11. The race had 372 finishers.

Lewis, 16 of Largo, broke the tape in 16:55 to win by 21 seconds.

Treasure Island's Hunter McCann was third overall in 17:53. He was also the champion of the 11-14 division.

Kristen Proach, 26 of Clearwater, was the women's winner by nearly two minutes, crossing the finish line in 18:08.

Lisa Williams, 32 of Largo, came in second in the women's race in 20 minutes and was the top runner in the women's 30-34 division.